55. For further recommendations, the Committee makes reference to its General Comment No. 1 on Article 30 of the African Children’s Charter. Sexual abuse and exploitation and trafficking of children 56. The Committee commends the establishment of Child and Gender Protection Units (CGPU) to provide care and services for children who have been neglected, exploited, or victims of violence. The Committee further encourages the State Party to provide skilled human resource; sufficient funding and necessary facilities the will enable to the CGPUs to discharge care and rehabilitation for the children. 57. The Committee recommends that the State Party reviews its Sexual Offences Act which makes a distinction between children below and above the ages of 16 years in cases of child molestation. The Committee is concerned that Section 8 of the Sexual offence act does not proscribe child molestation against children between the ages of 16 and 18 years. The Committee recommends that child molestation is proscribed against all children below the ages of 18 years in accordance with the definition of the child under the African Children’s Charter. 58. The Committee is also concerned that much of the sexual violence is not reported especially when the perpetrator is a family member or a relative. Sometimes, such cases will be dealt at village level without putting proportional punishment on the perpetrator. The Committee recommends that the Government strives towards investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of sexual violence when they are family members. The Committee encourages the State Party to bring all perpetrators of sexual violence to the formal justice system and to ensure that conviction is effected appropriately to ensure deterrence. To this end, the Government should work hand in hand with traditional and religious leaders at grassroots levels. 59. The Committee commends the joint corss-border forum on human trafficking undertaken with South Africa. Taking the grave trafficking problems of the southern Africa region, the Committee recommends that the State Party collaborates with other countries in the region to prevent child trafficking. Child labour 60. The Committee notes that the minimum age of employment is 13 years of age. The Committee encourages the State Party to raise the minimum age of employment to 14 years to comply with international standards. In addition, reports show that there are tenth of thousands of children below the minimum age of employment who are being involved in the labour force in various sectors including domestic work. The Committee calls upon the State Party to implement the Labour Code and to ensure the prosecution of employees who employ children below the minimum age. The Committee also calls upon the State Party to make sure that the Labour Officers undertake frequent visits both to the formal and informal sector to impede the 12